Overview
- The post, shared Sunday by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, praised the gesture as “Bihu going global” and quickly drove the video across social media.
- Independent checks traced the footage to 2004, with earlier recirculation in 2019, countering fresh claims that the dance was recorded recently.
- The astronaut is Mike Fincke, who wore an Assamese gamosa, a red-and-white handwoven scarf that signals respect, in what outlets describe as a personal tribute to his Assamese wife.
- Coverage linked the renewed interest to Fincke’s recent timeline, noting his Crew-11 stay on the space station and an early return on January 15, 2026 after a medical episode, with NASA saying he is recovering in Houston.
- The clip’s return during Rongali Bihu highlights how festival posts often resurrect archival videos and blur timelines, even as the moment still resonates as cultural pride for Assam.